Government to Draft Law Against Secession
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From Times Wire Reports
Chinese officials plan to enact a law against secession, a move analysts said could legally bind leaders to attack Taiwan if it declares independence.
The government will submit a draft of the bill to its top lawmaking body next week, the New China News Agency reported.
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian wants to rewrite the island’s constitution and rename state businesses to stress its separateness from China, but his party suffered losses in legislative elections last week.
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